Abbreviations for eye, ear, etc. Correct Answers -OD (right
eye)
-OS (left eye)
-OU (both eyes)
-TM (tympanic membrane)
-AC (air conduction)
-BC (bone conduction)
-OM (Otis media, middle ear infection)
Abdominal assessment order Correct Answers 1. inspection
2. auscultation
3. palpation
4. percussion
Achilles reflex (ankle jerk) Correct Answers Position the person
with the knee flexed and the hip externally rotated. Hold the foot
in dorsiflexion and strike the achilles tendon directly. Feel the
normal response as the foot plantar flexes against your hand
Anisocoria Correct Answers pupils of two different sizes
Arcus senilis Correct Answers a narrow opaque (white/gray)
band encircling the cornea, common in old age
Axillary lymph nodes Correct Answers - drain the breast and
upper arm.
-Central axillary nodes are high up in the middle of the axilla,
over the ribs and serratus anterior muscle. These receive lymph
from the other three groups of nodes.
,-Pectoral (anterior) - along the lateral edge of the pectoralis
major muscle, just inside the anterior axillary fold.
-Subscapular (posterior)- along the lateral edge of the scapula,
deep in the posterior axillary fold
-Lateral- along the humorous, inside the upper arm.
basal cell carcinoma Correct Answers may first appear as a pale
patch of skin or a waxy translucent bump.
Biceps reflex (C5 to C6) Correct Answers Support the person's
forearm on yours; place your thumb on biceps tendon and strike
a blow on your thumb
Normal response is contraction of biceps muscle and flexion of
forearm
Brachioradialis reflex (C5 to C6) Correct Answers Hold the
person's thumbs to suspend the forearms in relaxation. Strike the
forearm directly, about 2 to 3 cm above the radial styloid
process. The normal response is flexion and supination of the
forearm.
caput succedaneum Correct Answers cone head, bruising, or
tender head
Chalazion Correct Answers beady nodule protruding on the lid,
an infection or retention cyst of a meibomian gland.
colostrom Correct Answers Thick, yellow fluid is the precursor
for milk, containing the same amount of protein and lactose but
partially no fat.
, Cranial Lymph nodes Correct Answers -Use gentle pressure,
palpate with both hands to compare two sides symmetrically
-Normal lymph nodes feel moveable, discrete, soft, and non
tender.
-Supraclavicular just above and behind the clavicle
-Preauricular are in front of the ear
-Postauricular are directly behind the ear and
-Occipital are at the base of the skull
-Submental are midline behind the tip of the mandible
-Submandibular halfway between the angle and the tip of the
mandible
-Tonsillar are under the angle of the mandible
-Superficial cervical are overlying the sternomastoid muscle
-Deep cervical are deep under the sternomastoid muscle
-Posterior cervical are in the posterior triangle along the edge of
the trapezius muscle
define genogram Correct Answers A graphic family tree that
uses symbols to depict the gender, relationship, and age of
immediate blood relatives in at least three generations such as
parents, grandparents, and siblings.
dorsal recumbent Correct Answers lying on back with legs bent
and feet flat
Ectropion Correct Answers lower lid drooping away
entropion Correct Answers lower eyelid rolling inward
epitrochlear node Correct Answers - is in the antecubital fossa
and drains the hand and lower arm